Claude Google Sheets Connector: Automate Sheets From Claude
Yes. Add the Carly connector to Claude, connect Google Sheets, and you can set up triggers right from the chat: when a row is added, do that. “When a new row lands in the Leads sheet, email them, add them to HubSpot and text me.” You type it once in Claude. Carly runs it on every row, whether Claude is open or not.
Where Claude and Google Sheets fall short today
Claude can now edit Google Sheets live from the chat. Here’s where people still get stuck:
- One account. Claude connects one Google account at a time, so the sheets in your work Drive and your personal Drive don’t come together.
- Claude’s own automation can’t open your sheets. Claude Code’s cloud routines don’t list the Google Workspace connectors at all, even when they show as connected. That bug has been open since August 18, 2026.
- It only works while you’re chatting. Claude edits the sheet when you ask, then stops.
- Nothing happens when a row is added. A form fills a row, a teammate updates a status, a deal closes: Claude waits for someone to ask.
How Carly fixes it
- Every account. Carly works the sheets in every Google account you connect.
- Triggers. Carly acts the moment a row is added or changed, and on any schedule you set.
- It keeps going. Carly runs in the cloud, so the sheet stays updated while you’re away.
- Everything else. Carly connects to thousands of apps, so a row can become an email, a CRM record, a calendar invite or a text.
How to connect Google Sheets to Claude
- Add Carly to Claude. Click Get the Carly connector, then Connect, and sign in.
- Connect Google in Carly. Go to Integrations and sign in with Google. Sheets, Gmail and Calendar come with it.
- Tell Claude what should happen, and when. Carly sets up the workflow and runs it from then on.
Triggers you can set up from Claude
Type these into Claude. Each one becomes a trigger that runs in the cloud, whether or not you’re in the chat:
- “When a new row lands in the Leads sheet, email them, add them to HubSpot and text me.”
- “When a row’s status changes to Approved, send the client the invoice from my Gmail.”
- “When someone books a meeting with me, add a row to the Pipeline sheet.”
- “When an invoice email arrives, log the vendor, amount and due date in the Bills sheet.”
- “Every Monday at 8, email the team a summary of last week’s numbers from the Sales sheet.”
- “When a row hasn’t been updated in seven days, remind its owner in Slack.”
Steps that don’t need AI run as free Zapier-style workflows.
Ask Claude about your sheets
Carly also lets Claude work your sheets in the chat:
- “Add a row to the Pipeline sheet for Claire Thompson at Databricks, $40,000, closing in December.”
- “Which deals in the Pipeline sheet are past their close date?”
- “Fill the Region column for every row based on the State column.”
- “Compare this month’s Sales tab to last month’s and tell me what dropped.”
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FAQ
Can Claude edit Google Sheets?
Yes, Claude edits Sheets live while you chat. Add the Carly connector and it can also act on its own when a sheet changes. More in can Claude edit Google Sheets.
Is there a Claude for Sheets add-on?
Anthropic has offered a Claude for Sheets add-on that runs Claude as a formula inside cells, using your own API key. It has no triggers. For a sheet that acts on its own, add the Carly connector.
Can Claude watch a Google Sheet for new rows?
Yes, through Carly. Tell Claude “when a row is added to the Leads sheet, email them,” and Carly does it for every new row, even when Claude is closed.
Does this work in Claude Cowork?
Yes, the Carly connector works in Cowork too. See Claude Cowork and Google Sheets.
Is there a ChatGPT version?
Yes, the same setup works with the Carly plugin in ChatGPT. See ChatGPT + Google Sheets.
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